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Offline Danzn Bar

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Buckthorn inspired
« on: July 31, 2016, 08:02:03 pm »
During Osage Outlaws outing...I was inspired to get my butt in gear a start working on a buckthorn stave that Greg aka Badly Bent gifted me about three Classics ago.  I know that he and Cody aka Misslemaster has a lot of experience with this wood,  soooo I did some research looking at their past posts on their bows.  I saw some wonderful bows.  So I took a little from Greg and a little from Cody and started my own bow...

I'm just getting started with this piece of buckthorn, And I wish I had taken some pics of the stave before I started whittling on it.  It had a little natural deflex in the handle so I used that to my advantage and added a little more with dry heat and then turned some reflex with dry heat into the mid limbs and tips   The front profile has a little "s" to it and I'm going to leave it as is. I'm going to let it rest a few days after adding the heat to it and then work on getting it to floor tiller.  Here is a few pics.
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Buckthorn inspired
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2016, 08:11:35 pm »
Can see the potential in that one Dbar. Be looking for the finished product
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Buckthorn inspired
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2016, 08:21:43 pm »
You are going to love it Bill. Its nice bow wood. Have fun!
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Offline bubby

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Re: Buckthorn inspired
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2016, 08:37:50 pm »
Poor man's yew!! Have fun with it, it's nice to work
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Offline paulsemp

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Re: Buckthorn inspired
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2016, 08:47:18 pm »
Looking good
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Offline Arrowbuster

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Re: Buckthorn inspired
« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2016, 08:53:10 pm »
  Cant wait to see it.
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Offline ---GUTSHOT--->

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Re: Buckthorn inspired
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2016, 09:08:11 pm »
Looking good Bill. Can't wait to see the finished product
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Buckthorn inspired
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2016, 09:50:44 pm »
Shaping up nicely Bill, I hope you get a good bow out of it. I'd forgotten that you had a piece of that, should be well seasoned.
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Buckthorn inspired
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2016, 12:46:52 am »
I bet that makes a good one Bill. 
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Buckthorn inspired
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2016, 07:23:24 am »
You made good progress on it in the heat Bill.  It's looking like a bow now.  I can't wait to see it finished up. 
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Buckthorn inspired
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2016, 09:35:43 am »
That's a real dandy...Good luck with it.
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Offline Thunder

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Re: Buckthorn inspired
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2016, 10:19:26 am »
Cant wait to see the finished product!

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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Buckthorn inspired
« Reply #12 on: August 01, 2016, 11:56:41 am »
Great shape Bill
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Offline Chief RID

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Re: Buckthorn inspired
« Reply #13 on: August 02, 2016, 04:02:29 am »
I will definitely watch this one. Good luck DB.
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Buckthorn inspired
« Reply #14 on: August 02, 2016, 11:04:20 am »
That should really be cool looking when you get it done.
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